I didn't want to hijack Barbara Jo's thread (The more you interact with others); but, some comments make me want to ask a question. There were a couple comments about speaking in a softer tone. My question is how many of you are actually able to adjust your voice (pitch) to sound feminine? My natural voice is absolutely as deep a bass as a person can be. There is no way on earth I could ever disguise my voice as anything other than 100% male. Thus, I expect there is no point in even trying. I do understand about speaking in a softer tone such that my voice isn't loud and overbearing. But, other than that, if I were spoken to my response, regardless of how passable I looked, would be a dead giveaway. Is that the experience of most others? Just curious.